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I just spent two hours today to wait at an “urgent care” facility in southbay (my regular doctor of 20 years! wouldn’t give me an apt after several days of tryi
by harikb 7y ago
I just spent two hours today to wait at an “urgent care” facility in southbay (my regular doctor of 20 years! wouldn’t give me an apt after several days of trying). I think I owe north of $400+ for this one time visit because I am in the early phase of a high-deductible plan. But I haven’t got my bill yet. After the two hour wait, I didn’t even get to see a doctor, but a Physician Assistant. So much for my private plan..
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- Mirioron 7y agoI think this is the biggest issue with private healthcare. You pay a lot of money for it, yet you can still end up with subpar care and extra charges for out of network professionals
- zeroonetwothree 7y agoWell two hours < three months. I’ve had to wait longer for urgent care. If I can get it same day I’m happy.
- winrid 7y agoThis was one interesting thing about my visit to China. Pay $25, see a doctor right away. In fact you can pick how good of a doctor you want to see (prices on the wall at the hospital I was at). This wasn't a small place - it's probably comparable to Kaiser in Redwood City. In contrast when I was in a much much smaller "community" hospital in China I just walked in, talked to the lady at the desk, and she gave me a prescription. No temperature taking or anything...